Course Highlights
  • Turn Your Idea Into a Screenplay
  • Explore What Makes Movies Award Winners
  • Create a Pitch That Sells Your Idea
  • Develop Compelling Characters
  • Structure Your Screenplay
  • Learn Techniques That Make Scenes Leap Off The Page
  • Polish Your Screenplay
  • Discover Resources To Help Get Your Screenplay Noticed
Curriculum

6 Topics
Welcome to Screenwriting Workshop!
Why Write Screenplays?
Top Grossing Genres
Award Winning Films
Movies Versus Television
A Quick History of TV and Movies

9 Topics
Getting Ideas
Elements of a Good Tale: Plot and Story
Theme: What is this Movie Really About?
Creating Compelling Characters
Protagonists
Antagonists
Supporting Characters
Archetypes
The Hero's Journey

11 Topics
Loglines and Pitches
Synopses
Introduction to Structure
Four Act Structure
Three Act Structure
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Beginnings and Endings
Scenes
Treatments and Outlines

10 Topics
A Word on Screenwriting Software
How To Format A Screenplay
Formatting Specifics
Using Celtx
Great Screenwriting: What Belongs and What Doesn't
Writing Great Dialogue
Writing Great Action/Description
Writing Great Character Introductions
Pacing
Tips For Completing Your Screenplay

3 Topics
The Importance of Workshops
Rewrites
Revisiting the Logline/Pitch

8 Topics
Introduction To Film Analyses
Drama: The Shawshank Redemption
Thriller: The Silence of the Lambs
Family: The Lion King
Romantic Comedy: You've Got Mail
Romantic Comedy: TiMER
Superhero: Spiderman (2002)
Science Fiction: The 5th Element

4 Topics
How To Get Your Screenplay Out There
Online Resources for Screenwriters
Next Steps
Grand Finale

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